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[Fight for Illinois @Fight4Illinois]

$6 B in long term costs to Illinoisans across the state. Tax hikes.

That’s what 85 local referendums on ballots on Nov. 3 will ask you to agree to.

We highlight the 6 biggest ballot questions, starting with CUSD 300 in Algonquin, at $355 million.

Most taxpayers have no idea about these referendums.

Get engaged. Find out what’s on your ballot. Via Fight for Illinois.

#twill

[robert @robertd79]

@Forbes I'll take the under.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Ossoff: Let's be very clear about what the president is saying to the American people. The president is saying that he will not sign a bill whose purpose is to make housing affordable unless his allies in congress pass a voter suppression bill to rig the election. He is saying, I won't even sign a bill that will give economic relief to Americans unless the rules of this election are changed so that he, Donald Trump, cannot be held accountable for all of his misdeeds because that's what he really fears most of all is that when there is a change in the balance of power, and when we restore checks and balances, he knows that there will be subpoenas flying that officials from his administration will be testifying under oath about the full range of misconduct and corruption that we already know has been happening since the moment he was sworn in.

[Maria Davidson @MariaDavidson]

State with the worst gap between population growth and spending in the last decade?

Illinois.

Population shrunk by 1%.

State spending grew 72%, inflation adjusted.

I'll continue asking - where did all the money go?

[Illinois Policy @illinoispolicy]

🚨 NEW POLL

Taxes have officially overtaken crime as the number one concern for Chicago voters.

46% of likely voters now cite high taxes as a top-two issue facing the city.

What is Mayor Brandon Johnson's response to this affordability crisis? He is currently pushing to revive a failed "head tax" proposal on city employees. Meanwhile, Springfield is considering a "millionaire surcharge."

https://t.co/6aS0u0KtAA

[Laura Kev @LauraKev1truth]

@illinoispolicy @GovPritzker @LtGovStratton @SpeakerWelchIL @DonHarmonIL @ToniPreckwinkle @ChicagosMayor—None of these public officials deserve additional terms or other public offices. They have all made taxes excessively higher for constituents w/their self enrichment & personal pet projects.

[Illinois Policy @illinoispolicy]

People vote with their feet.

When taxpayers feel they are paying premium rates for inadequate, underfunded services, they leave.

The ongoing outmigration from Illinois is a direct symptom of our property tax crisis.

Illinoisans’ taxes aren't building better infrastructure.

They are bailing out a broken, unsustainable pension system that lawmakers refuse to fix. True economic growth and property tax relief will only come if and when Springfield steps up to deliver real pension reform.

[robert @robertd79]

@Mikelytw @NewsHour Just giving Russia more time to kill

[robert @robertd79]

@caroljsroth @illinoispolicy Bankruptcy is the only answer for Cook County

[robert @robertd79]

@unusual_whales Does trump really know anything about the economy?

[robert @robertd79]

@NEWSMAX The law is speaking

[robert @robertd79]

@JohnCleese If the #EpsteinTrumpFiles show #Trump was complicit, they will never be released.

[robert @robertd79]

@chicagobulls @AmericanExpress Too bad Chicago fans are blocked out from watching.

[robert @robertd79]

@BroWallaceX Since an emperor rules there, it looks just like it should.

[robert @robertd79]

@StarSun2 @elonmusk You're a joke

[Austin Berg @Austin__Berg]

Last year the Ethical Humanist Society of Chicago asked me to give a talk about the state of the city.

I discussed Chicago history, the city’s problems, solutions, and the main findings of our book “The New Chicago Way.”

You can watch the full speech and Q&A below.

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Wow.

If you are to watch one video this morning, watch this.

Pete Buttigieg perfectly explains why Billionaires in Silicon Valley now support Trump and why J.D. Vance has flip flopped to liking Trump.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

I truly miss the pre-Trump political world.

[robert @robertd79]

Why does Trump never ever speak negatively about Putin? What goods does Putin have on our #putintrump?

[robert @robertd79]

@NEWSMAX @RepDonaldsPress @BiancaDLGarza And Trump should take one as well.